GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
transpireto take place : go on
untenablenot able to be defended
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
microcosma little world